Moroccan Harira Soup

Name: Moroccan Harira Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Cuisine: Moroccan, African
Ingredients: 1/2 kg lamb or beef, cut into small cubes.; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon of ghee; 1 cup boiled chickpeas; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1/2 cup finely chopped celery; 1 teaspoon turmeric; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 tablespoon fresh ginger; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 liter tomato juice; 1 tablespoon tomato sauce; 2 cups boiled lentils; 2 cups water; 1/2 cup vermicelli; 1 cup chopped parsley; 1 cup chopped coriander; 1 teaspoon Salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

4 steps

Prep:15minCook:1h 30min

Harira is a traditional Moroccan soup. It is popular in the Middle East region as a starter but is also eaten on its own as a light snack.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:32:07 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories201 kcal (10%)

Total Fat8.4 g (12%)

Carbs22 g (8%)

Sugars5 g (6%)

Protein11.2 g (22%)

Sodium529.2 mg (26%)

Fiber5.7 g (20%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

10 servings

0.5kglamb

or beef, cut into small cubes

3 tablespoonsolive oil

1 cupchickpeas

½ cupcelery

1 teaspoonturmeric

1 teaspoonground cinnamon

1 tablespoonfresh ginger

3garlic cloves

crushed

1 litertomato juice

1 tablespoontomato sauce

2 cupslentils

2 cupswater

1 cupparsley

1 cupcoriander

1 teaspoonsalt

½ teaspoonblack pepper

Instructions

Step 1

We brown the meat in oil and ghee at a high temperature until it turns slightly brown, then add the chickpeas and stir, then add a finely chopped onion and celery.

Step 2

Add turmeric, cinnamon, salt, tomato sauce, ginger and garlic and stir well, add boiled lentils, tomato juice, water and let simmer for 60 minutes

Step 3

Then we add the vermicelli and add the amount of coriander and parsley and let the soup boil for 30 minutes to simmer.

Step 4

Serve hot and garnish with chopped parsley and coriander.